Airlines The main CAAC office is on Donggang
Xi Lu (tel 0931/8821964).
Banks and exchange The main Bank of China
is on Tianshui Lu, just south of the Lanzhou Legend.
Bookshops The Univeristy Bookshop, on
Tianshui Lu, has a few novels in English, while the
third floor of the Foreign Languages Bookstore, on
Zhangye Lu, has a wide selection. The latter's
entrance is not easy to find - it's just west of the
officious-looking building.
Internet You can use the computers on the
second floor of the telecommunications office on
Jinchang Lu for ¥10 an hour. The business centre of
the Lanzhou Legend Hotel has a computer you
can use for ¥30 an hour.
Post and telecommunications The Post and
Telecommunications Office (Mon-Sat 8am-7pm) stands
at the junction of Pingliang Lu and Minzhu Dong Lu.
There's also a post office at the West bus station
in the western part of the city, and you can make
collect calls at the Telephone and Telegram Office
on the corner of Qingyang Lu and Jinchang Lu.
PSB Visas can be extended at an office on
Wudu Lu, a couple of hundred metres west of Jiuquan
Lu.
Shopping Good things to buy in Lanzhou
include army surplus clothes - winter coats,
waistcoats, hats and boots are all locally produced,
tough and cheap. They're made at the local factory
at 227 Yanchang Lu, north of the river, the largest
such factory in China. You can even visit it if you
like and buy direct from them (bus #7 from the train
station).
Travel agents There are plenty of travel
agencies in and behind the Lanzhou Hotel -
the Western Travel Service of Lanzhou Hotel (tel
0931/8416321 ext 8638) is recommended. In the Youyi
Hotel, try the Gansu International Hope Travel
Agency (tel 0931/2310637). CITS is in the small
street behind the Jincheng Hotel. These
agencies are useful for purchasing train tickets and
for arranging trips to the Bingling Si Caves.
